The group is looking for ways to close the schools budget gap. Dalal said he could absorb the school audit division into his department, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars for the city.

"In the short term it can be done at no additional cost,” said Dalal.

It was clear at the meeting that some school board members opposed the possible consolidation--calling school auditors the eyes and ears of the school board.

Other board members tell us that school auditors have special knowledge of how to audit schools, which is valuable to the process.

We tried to get School Board chair Dawn Page to talk to us about the auditors but she declined to do an on camera interview, after granting CBS 6 several other recent interviews connected to her upcoming bid for a City Council seat.

We also tried to talk to the school’s chief auditor, but were denied there too--and so questions remain. Questions that some are hoping will soon be answered with action.

"Tell me how many times have you read in the paper or reported any findings of significance from that audit department at schools?” said Jewell.

"It affects our children at the heart of it, if we can't improve the quality of their education then we should all go home,” said Gray.